Kforce has a client that is seeking a Cash Applications Manager in Alpharetta, GA. Summary: * Cash Applications Manager manages the preparation, recording, verification, analysis and reporting of accounts receivable transactions, and posts client payments on a timely basis * Maintains and reconciles accounts receivable ledger accounts, financial statements and reports * Develops, directs, plans and evaluates accounts receivable policies and procedures, and ensures external and internal controls and policies are followed * Produces reports of accounts that are in arrears and analyses of bad debt, and prepares analyses and reconciliations of bill runs to detect fraud; May also direct the setup and testing of client accounts/invoices in the billing system * Oversee periodic billing, invoicing, and reconciliations * Manage activities of staff (i.e., hires, trains, develops performance) * Produce daily/weekly/monthly reports which include key metrics and variance reporting * Interact with internal and external clients by communicating month end balances * Obtain Business Unit authorization for billing adjustments and write offs * Demonstrate ownership of the dispute resolution process by performing the tasks and actions within the established timeframes; Follow-up and communicate with customers and internal business partners to achieve key metrics; Escalate issues timely to appropriate contacts * Collaborate with Accounts Receivable team, customer, and Business Unit to investigate and analyze solutions to eliminate future disputes * Determine the root cause and reason for the dispute and work with the customer or internal business partner to resolve the issue that is preventing payment * Create monthly accounting statements and ad hoc reporting * Complete time sensitive month-end close processes to ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled, reviewed, and have appropriate supporting documentation